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CBE exam results: Pass rate up, 4 100 to repeat
MBABANE – Grade VII examination results have recorded an upturn, with a national pass rate of 87.30 per cent; however, 4 100 pupils...
Syndicate suspect arrested over E1.4m scam
MANZINI - As the crackdown on financial crime continues, police have arrested a member of a syndicate in connection with swindling people over...
Educators: New CBE exam results a wait-and-see
MBABANE – Educators have expressed uncertainty over the expected outcome of the first-ever Competency-Based Education (CBE) Grade VII examination results.They further expressed eagerness...
Businessman’s arrest: 20 more wanted for terrorism
MBABANE – The investigation into the businessman allegedly linked to a planned attack on Incwala Ceremony attendees has led to a search for...
Uneven enforcement of plastic levy exposed
MBABANE – A routine purchase of plastic bags has highlighted growing inconsistencies in the enforcement of Eswatini’s plastic levy.This causes confusion and concerns...
Umphakatsi bans pastor’s siguco
KAMZIZI - A local pastor has reportedly been banned by the umphakatsi from conducting siguco.Siguco is a gathering held outside a church, which...
Police foil terrorist plot against Incwala
MBABANE — Intelligence-led operations by the Royal Eswatini Police Service (REPS) have averted a planned violent attack on members of the public attending...
PAC wants breakdown of E80m unclaimed bails
MBABANE - Following the discovery by the AG to the effect that there was around E80 million unclaimed payments, most of which were...
Jericho Church leader asks elders for urgent meeting
NGCOSENI – Members of Melika Jericho Church in Zion were left with many questions following a request for an urgent meeting involving bafundisi,...
E54m early Christmas for bogogo
MBABANE – While salaries for civil servants were delayed during the festive season, it has emerged that government intended to pay all beneficiaries...
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Public transport fares could increase by 25%
LOBAMBA – Public transport fares could increase by up to 25 per cent under a proposed adjustment by the Ministry of Public Works...
Freezing cold kills cattle at Hawane
HAWANE – A brutal cold snap has killed cattle in Hawane, leaving smallholder farmers counting losses of more than E60 000. The losses...
ESCCOM probe uncovers E17m paid into personal accounts
EZULWINI – An ESCCOM investigation has uncovered an alleged transfer of about E17 million into personal bank accounts. The purported financial irregularities involve...
Elderly man found dead in forest
MAPHUNGANE – An 80-year-old man from Mhlabubovu, Maphungwane, was found dead in a forest, with residents suspecting he may have succumbed to the...
How patience, passion build an empire
TaphesheyaLukhele is the founder and creative director of CraftyHook, a crochet brand from Eswatini built on creativity, passion and the belief that handmade...
